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I agree that there should be an arrest for robbery. At what point do you shoot people for robbery, though? Do the police have the right to shoot people in the back for fleeing?

If the perp was struggling for the gun, then the cop is in immediate danger. Shoot away. Once the suspect starts to flee, what then? Does the perp represent enough of a danger to society that he should be shot? Should he just be chased down? More cops called? Wait for him to show up at a hospital?

I hate punks and gangbangers, but at some point we have to decide whether we want Judge Dredd roaming our streets or Barney Frank.

Does the perp represent enough of a danger to society that he should be shot? Should he just be chased down? More cops called? Wait for him to show up at a hospital?

But, once again, you are taking the statements of the witnesses as the whole truth - when we already know that their statements were NOT truthful.

This "kid" was just involved in a robbery, where physical force was used against the clerk, THEN, this "kid" attacked an armed police officer, in a marked car, through the window - does that not sound like someone who is a threat to the general public? Or do you think he is just going to jog home and never do anything illegal nor harm anyone again?

If, IF, this cop shot Brown, with his arms in the air, while on his knees (as the not-so-truthful witnesses have stated), then the cop needs to be charged with MURDER! Otherwise, I feel that this cop was doing his job.